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  1. Third Tuesday sessions at the Conduit RoomMonthly performances in a below-grade listening space that books six weeks out and seats twenty-eight.
  2. Bridge Street Tunnel still cuts through to DyerThe passage under the viaduct has outlasted three streetcar lines and two bridge replacements, emerging on the east side near the old gasworks.
  3. Tockwotton Slip ends at the rail fenceThe narrow footpath parallels the freight line for two blocks before hitting the old boundary fence. Most people turn around. You shouldn't.
  4. Hanover Slip runs parallel to the canalA narrow pedestrian passage between College Hill and Fox Point that most people walk past twice before they notice the entrance.
  5. Foundry Lane loops back to Weybosset in three blocksA narrow dogleg between Westminster and Weybosset that most people miss on their first walk through downtown.
  6. Armory Cut drops you behind the stationThe narrow passage between the old armory wall and the rail embankment has been there since the 1880s, though most visitors walk past the entrance twice before they notice it.
  7. Linden Mill seats the corner table at six-thirtyThe dining room occupies the old sorting floor, and the corner table catches the last light through the north windows. Reserve it early.
  8. The Wheelwright Building skybridge crosses at fiveThe enclosed bridge between Wheelwright and the Ledger annex opens at the fifth floor, not the fourth where most visitors exit the elevator.
  9. The Halyard Mill balcony wraps the turbine floorA second-level walkway circles the original turbine installation, offering sight lines into the working floor below and through to the river-facing windows.
  10. Charter Passage connects Benefit to WestminsterThe narrow footway cuts between two buildings and emerges at the corner where both streets meet the hill.
  11. Wickenden Lantern Walk runs Monday and Thursday eveningsThe lit path starts at the Gano Street gate and follows the old tow route for forty minutes. Lanterns are provided at the start.
  12. The Mercer Hall counter seats walk-ins until sevenSix counter seats face the open kitchen at this Weybosset mill conversion. First-come service runs through early evening most nights.